CCBoy
01-05-2012, 08:19 AM
On Paper, '11 And '12 Opponents Are Even
Posted by jellis at 1/4/2012 12:12 PM CST on dallascowboys.com
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One could certainly make a case that the only reason the Cowboys finished with even a record as middling as 8-8 was because they played a pretty weak schedule this season.
The Cowboys only beat one team that finished at 8-8 or better, the 49ers in Week 2. The other seven wins all came against clubs that will be picking ahead of the Cowboys in April's draft - St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Washington, Miami, Seattle and Buffalo.
After finishing 6-10 in 2010, this year's third-place schedule was supposed to help the Cowboys, but they split with Tampa and Detroit, fellow third-place finishers in the NFC, the only two games on the schedule that are determined by the previous season's record...
Posted by jellis at 1/4/2012 12:12 PM CST on dallascowboys.com
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One could certainly make a case that the only reason the Cowboys finished with even a record as middling as 8-8 was because they played a pretty weak schedule this season.
The Cowboys only beat one team that finished at 8-8 or better, the 49ers in Week 2. The other seven wins all came against clubs that will be picking ahead of the Cowboys in April's draft - St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Washington, Miami, Seattle and Buffalo.
After finishing 6-10 in 2010, this year's third-place schedule was supposed to help the Cowboys, but they split with Tampa and Detroit, fellow third-place finishers in the NFC, the only two games on the schedule that are determined by the previous season's record...